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Spammers are finding new ways to fool e-mail filters and HTML mail is the most common tool used in getting offending messages through gateways, says an expert examining the problem.During a Tuesday Webcast

Managed Web hosting firms, Internet domain companies and cellular operators have put their emergency procedures to the test following an unprecdented power outage that darkened major parts of Canada and the United States

Canada's third largest credit union next month will begin a company-wide rollout of software to more accurately gauge the satisfaction of its 110,000 members.Envision Financial said it would begin its implementation of ResponseTek's

Altamira Securities clients may soon see the first fruits of its acquisition by National Bank Discount Brokerage last year as it prepares to launch its first Web-based trading platform. Last week all Altamira

A database created by three genealogy groups will help thousands of Canadians get in touch with their heritage. The Canadian Genealogy Centre, a branch of the Library and Archives of Canada, recently placed

An Alberta refrigeration company is giving some accounting and service management tools a warm reception.Vector Industries, an Edmonton-based holding company that looks after 11 refrigeration service companies, recently upgraded its DOS-based back-end to

An Alberta post-secondary institution says its staff is looking forward to a 96 per cent reduction in spam as it prepares to welcome this fall's influx of new students.Grande Prairie Regional College Monday

Desjardins Securities announced Thursday a five-year, $25 million deal with IBM to deliver IT services that will allow the brokerage group to move to straight-through transaction processing.The division of Desjardins Financial Corp. will

The federal government Tuesday secured another five years with contract bidding engine Merx, but questions remain about how it will jive with those of the provinces.The five-year contract with Merx, a subsidiary of

Competitors in the business intelligence market believe they may be able to benefit from Business Objects/Crystal Decisions integration issues post-merger -- at least in the short term.French company Business Objects said Friday it

FirstOntario Credit Union is undergoing a process redesign powered by its purchase of Web-based loan origination software.FirstOntario, headquartered in Hamilton, Ont., is Canada’s sixteenth largest credit union, with more than $770 million in